FERDINAND & GOOD SHEPHERD

PARISH BULLETIN | JULY 1, 2018 | THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

“DO NOT BE AFRAID. JUST HAVE FAITH.” MARK 5:36

IN THIS ISSUE: WHAT’S IN A NAME? | ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA | ST. FERDINAND MEN’S ACTS

MAILING ADDRESS: ST. FERDINAND, BLANCO TIMES: 25 MAIN STREET | BLANCO, TEXAS | 78606 SATURDAY, 5:00 P.M. SATURDAY (ESPAÑOL) 7:00 P.M. PHONE NUMBERS: SUNDAY, 11:00 A.M. OFFICE PHONE: (830) 833-5227 OFFICE FAX: (830) 833-9978 GOOD SHEPHERD, JOHNSON CITY MASS TIMES: SUNDAY, 9:00 A.M. GENERAL INFORMATION: FOR A COMPLETE WEEKDAY [email protected] MASS SCHEDULE AND MASS INTENTIONS, BULLETIN INQUIRIES: PLEASE SEE THE NEXT PAGE [email protected] SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: VISIT US ONLINE: SATURDAY, 4:00 P.M., ST. FERDINAND WWW.STFERDINANDBLANCO.ORG SUNDAY, 8:30 A.M., GOOD SHEPHERD WWW.GOODSHEPHERDJCTX.ORG OR BY APPOINTMENT “Christ redeemed us on the hard arms of the Cross, and His knight will not serve Him in any other way.” -SAINT FERDINAND III OF CASTILE

Welcome Visitors & Guests Thank you for Celebrating the Mass with us. We are glad that you are here. If you have any questions about our parish or joining the Catholic faith, please contact the Church office for information concerning reception of Baptism, First Reconciliation, First Eu- charist, Confirmation, Matrimony and Anointing of the Sick. Parent interviews for Baptism need to be scheduled with the priest six weeks in advance. Marriage Arrangements need to be made with the priest at least six months in advance. Holy Communion can be brought to the sick on request. If you know of anyone in need please call the office.

Parish Ministries & Information

Office Hours Masses & Intentions Monday through Friday: Week of June 30, 2018 - July 7, 2018 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 30th (StF) 5:00 p.m. Office Contact Information Repose of the Soul of Betty Abbenante Mailing Address: Saturday, June 30th (StF) 7:00 p.m. 25 Main St. (Español) Parishioners of St. Ferdinand and Good Shepherd Blanco, TX 78606 Sunday, July 1st (GS) 9:00 a.m. Phone Numbers: Rosary at 8:25 a.m. Health of Patti Marx Main Office: (830) 833-5227 Office Fax: (830) 833-9978 Sunday, July 1st (StF) 11:00 a.m. General Information Parishioners of St. Ferdinand and Good Shepherd [email protected] Monday, July 2nd (StF) 8:00 a.m. Bulletin Information Souls in Purgatory [email protected] Tuesday, July 3rd (StF) 8:00 a.m. No Mass Staff Emails Thursday, July 5th (StF) 8:00 a.m. Rev. Fr. Richard Tijerina Repose of the Soul of Fr. Wade Russell [email protected] Deacon Jessie Esquivel Thursday, July 5th (GS) 6:00 p.m. [email protected] Repose of the Souls of Mary and Frank Graham Deacon Tony Barbour Friday, July 6th (StF) 8:00 a.m. [email protected] Repose of the Soul of Dan Kubin offered by family James Longoria, PBA, Youth Minister Saturday, July 7th (StF) 5:00 p.m. [email protected] Repose of the Soul of Delman Barker

Susan Moore, Director of Religious Education Saturday, July 7th (StF) 7:00 p.m. [email protected] Parishioners of St. Ferdinand and Good Shepherd

Carla Ammons, Secretary & Bookkeeper For Mass intention inquiries, please stop by the St. Ferdi- [email protected] nand Parish Office during regular business hours or call Cathy Cudd, Secretary & Communications (830) 833-5227. [email protected] Sunday Connection: Your Faith Has Saved You I am captivated by the emotions that Jairus must have can only imagine the face of Jairus as he looks at Jesus in disbe- experienced during his time with Jesus that day. His hopes must lief and despair. His pleading eyes invite Jesus to say something. have soared when he heard that Jesus had returned to Caper- To do something. Anything! naum. He finds him and asks for his help. Jesus agrees to come The response of Jesus is swift and sure. He disregards to his house to pray for his little girl who is wasting away in her the message. Don’t listen to them! Jesus looks directly at Jai- room. Anthropologists estimate that 2000 years ago nearly 60 rus and says, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” This outcast percent of children who survived birth died before they reached “daughter of Israel” has reached out in faith and was healed. She their teens. Could this be the fate of his sweet girl? Heaven for- is his example. She has been figuratively “dead”—untouchable, bid. Jairus comes to Jesus with faith in his ability to heal his for exactly the same number of years Jairus’s daughter has been daughter. Then a woman, a social outcast who cannot immedi- alive!—and now has been called back to life. Her faith saved her. ately be identified, brings the procession to his home to a stand- Will the faith Jairus has in Jesus be enough to see his beloved still. What will be the cost of this delay? His impatience grows daughter alive again? I cannot get the look of the face of Jairus with each passing moment. The woman who was healed finally out of my mind. The shock. The fear. The hope. The resignation reveals herself (finally!) and Jesus begins again to move toward that he will simply have to trust Jesus and enter the room where his home. Then the tragic news! His beloved daughter has died. his little girl lies asleep in death, waiting for the call that will There is no need to trouble the teacher any longer. All is lost. I awaken her back to life. Este Domingo: Tu Fe Te Ha Salvado Estoy cautivado por las emociones que Jairo debe haber ex- al maestro. Todo está perdido. Solo puedo imaginar el rostro de Jairo perimentado durante su tiempo con Jesús ese día. Su esperanza au- mientras se fija en Jesús con incredulidad y desesperación. Sus ojos mentó cuando oyó que Jesús había regresado a Cafarnaúm. Él encuen- suplicantes invitan a Jesús a decir algo. Hacer algo. ¡Cualquier cosa! tra a Jesús y le pide su ayuda. Jesús accede a ir a su casa a orar por su La respuesta de Jesús es rápida y segura. Él no presta atención hijita, que está muriendo en su habitación. Los antropólogos estiman al mensaje. ¡No los escuches! Jesús mira directamente a Jairo y le dice, que hace 2000 años casi el 60 por ciento de los niños que sobrevivían «No tengas miedo; cree solamente». Esta «hija de Israel» que era paria a su nacimiento morían antes de llegar a la adolescencia. ¿Podría ser social ha tocado la ropa de Jesús por la fe y fue sanada. Ella es el ejem- este el destino de su dulce niña? ¡No lo quiera Dios! Jairo se acerca a plo para Jairo. Figurativamente, ella estaba «muerta» —intocable, por Jesús con fe en su capacidad de curar a su hija. Entonces una mujer, la misma cantidad de años que la hija de Jairo tenía de vida— y ahora una paria social que no se puede identificar de inmediato, impide la ha regresado a la vida. Su fe la salvó. ¿Será suficiente la fe que tiene procesión a su casa, y todo se detiene en el camino. ¿Cuál será el costo Jairo en Jesús para volver a ver a su amada hija con vida? No puedo de este retraso? Su impaciencia crece con cada momento que pasa. La quitar de mi mente el rostro de Jairo. El shock. El temor. La esperanza. mujer que fue sanada al final se revela (¡por fin!) ante todos, y Jesús La resignación de que solo tendrá que poner su confianza en Jesús y nuevamente comienza el rumbo a su casa. ¡Entonces llega la trágica entrar a la habitación en la que su hijita yace dormida en la muerte, noticia! Su amada hija ha muerto. Ya no hay necesidad de molestar esperando la llamada que la despertará de la muerte a la vida. Saint of the Week: Elizabeth of Elizabeth is usually depicted in royal garb with a dove nally rewarded when he gave up his life of sin. She repeatedly or an olive branch. At her birth in 1271, her father Pedro III, fu- sought and effected peace between the king and their rebellious ture king of , was reconciled with his father son Alfonso, who thought that he was passed over James, the reigning monarch. This proved to be to favor the king’s illegitimate children. She act- a portent of things to come. Under the healthful ed as peacemaker in the struggle between Ferdi- influences surrounding her early years, she quick- nand, king of Aragon, and his cousin James, who ly learned self-discipline and acquired a taste claimed the crown. And finally from , for spirituality. where she had retired as a Franciscan tertiary to Thus fortunately prepared, Elizabeth was the of the after the death able to meet the challenge when at the age of 12, of her husband, Elizabeth set out and was able to she was given in marriage to Denis, king of Por- bring about a lasting peace between her son Al- tugal. She was able to establish for herself a pat- fonso, now king of Portugal, and his son-in-law, tern of life conducive to growth in God’s love, not the king of Castile. merely through her exercises of piety, including The work of promoting peace is anything but a daily Mass, but also through her exercise of chari- calm and quiet endeavor. It takes a clear mind, ty, by which she was able to befriend and help pil- a steady spirit and a brave soul to intervene be- grims, strangers, the sick, the poor—in a word, all tween people whose emotions are so aroused that those whose need came to her notice. At the same they are ready to destroy one another. This is all time she remained devoted to her husband, whose infidelity to the more true of a woman in the early 14th century. But Eliza- her was a scandal to the kingdom. beth had a deep and sincere love and sympathy for humankind, Denis, too, was the object of many of her peace endeav- an almost total lack of concern for herself, and an abiding confi- ors. Elizabeth long sought peace for him with God, and was fi- dence in God. These were the tools of her success. Parish Ministries & Information, Cont’d

arish rganizations eeting imes Prayer List P O & M T Please pray for parishioners’ spiritual, mental and physical needs. St. Anne’s Altar Society Meets the 1st Thursday of the month immediately following 8 a.m. Cynthia Ford, Ralph Moss, George Richey, Charles mass in the parish hall. McKinney, Nellie Upshaw, Naomi Michalsky, Charles Reinert, Pam Woods, Clara Jo Bindseil, Good Shepherd Men’s Club Wyatt Ledesma, Lucille Scharnhorst, Joe D. Riba Meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall. Sr., Ruben Gonzales, Clifford Lane, Polo Zamora, Roselle Wagner Fischler, Dylan Gonzales, Fred- Knights of Columbus Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the St. dy Salazar, Francis Hartmann, Toni Burns, and Ferdinand parish hall. Jacob Umanzor If you or someone you know needs prayer in a special way, Catholic Daughters Of The Americas please email: [email protected]. Prayer inten- Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Ferdinand tions will be listed here for two weeks at a time unless exten- parish hall. uating circumstances warrant further publication. ACTS Core Team: Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 p. m. in the St. Ferdinand Parish Hall. Good Shepherd Vocations Chalice

If your family feels called to pray with the Chalice, please contact St. Ferdinand’s Parish Choir Meets Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. Call 830-833-4939 for more Warren Davis before or after Mass or by calling him directly at information. 713-569-9491.

Collections Statement Good Shepherd Children’s Choir: Meets Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. Week of June 24, 2018 Thank you for your generosity! St. Ferdinand Youth Choir: Meets the 3rd Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. in the St. Ferdinand Chapel St. Ferdinand: Regular Collection $3,687.00 Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Peter’s Pence $1050.07 Meets Thursday nights from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. in the St. Ferdinand RE Building. Good Shepherd Regular Collection $741.20 Women’s Bible Study: Peter’s Pence $181.20 Meets every Thursday at 1 p.m. If you’re interested in joining please contact Karen Gebhardt at 210-414-7301 or [email protected]. Honor the LORD with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce ebsites Then will your barns be filled with plenty, W with new wine your vats will overflow. For a complete list of ministries, contacts, and other resources, - Proverbs 3:10 please visit our websites: www.stferdinandblanco.org July 1 Second Collections www.goodshepherdjctx.org StF: Building Fund GS: Black Bag Independence Day Office Hours The St. Ferdinand Church Office will be closed on Wednesday, July 4. We will reopen at 10 am on July 5.

Know that the LORD is God, he made us, we belong to him, we are his people, the flock he shepherds. -PSALM 100:3 “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” -JOHN 10:27

Special Events and Announcements

SAVE THE DATE! St. Ferdinand Vacation Bible School July 16th - 20th from 9 a.m. - Noon All Pre-K - 6th Graders Welcomed! If you would like to volunteer as a helper, please con- tact VBS Director, Olivia Nunn at (830)237-2010 or [email protected].

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

Young Adult Preparation for Confirmation Young adults who have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation are encouraged to attend Confirmation Preparation class- es specifically designed for them. Classes meet every other Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the RE Building. Our next class is July 11.The topic is “Who is the Holy Spirit? Register by emailing [email protected] or just show up!

Spiritual Remembrance Cards The Catholic Daughters of the Americas has Spiritual Remembrance Cards for sale in the parish office. They are $3.00 each. When you purchase one, the person you buy it for will be remembered for one year in the Holy Mass offered the First Friday of each month by Reverend Gregory T. Labus. The money collected goes to the Scholarship Fund.

MOVIE NIGHT! - I Can Only Imagine Wednesday, July 11th, 7pm, StF Parish Hall

I Can Only Imagine chronicles the inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe’s beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many. This film is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Starring J. Michael Finley, Madeline Carroll, and Dennis Quaid. A viewing of the film will take place in the St. Ferdinand Parish hall at 7pm on Wednesday July 11th. Admission is free. Popcorn and sodas will be provided. All ages are welcomed. St. Ferdinand Men’s ACTS

2018 Retreat: September 20-23

Calling all MEN: An ACTS retreat is a three day and three night retreat presented by laymen like yourself, men who are committed to the idea that we can make our faith more a part of our daily lives. An ACTS weekend provides an opportunity for you to put everyday worries aside and concentrate on your spiritual needs. All men of the community are invited to attend! The cost is $100 and a $50 deposit is required to save your spot. Scholarship opportu- nities are available. Please don’t let cost keep you from joining us. Stop by the parish office for information and registration forms. Faith Formation & Religious Education

Religious Education St. Ferdinand Good Shepherd

Susan Moore, Director of RE Margie Vasquez, Coordinator of RE 830-833-0444 or [email protected] [email protected] RE Office Hours: Wed. 12:00-6:00 Middle School Youth Ministry Summer Classes: Vacation Bible School is around the corner! Rome: Paul Grades 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th and the Underground Church will be held Monday through Fri- July 15th Lock - in from 4:00 pm till July 16th 1:00 pm day, June 16th-20th, 9-Noon for grades PreK-6th. Please pass July 17th - July 20th from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm by the table in the narthex after mass for information and reg- Registration cost - $25.00 istration forms. Please contact James Longoria or Margie Vasquez for registra- Check Out Summer Reading Here! tion information.

Books, cds, and dvds on theology, prayer and spirituality, Mary Confirmation Preparation: and the , apologetics, scripture, reference, church history, Sunday 6:00-8:00 p.m. (During RICH Youth Ministry) All parenting, the popes, and children’s books are available for check Teens seeking Confirmation in 2018 must sign-up and attend out in the RE building. Borrowing is by the honor system. Please RICH Youth Ministry on Sunday nights. Please visit stferdi- sign the item out in the checkout journal and scratch your name off nandblanco.org/richyouth to register. There will be a confirma- when you turn it back in. tion retreat set for August, and Confirmation Celebration Mass This week’s featured book is: God Knows Parenting is a Wild is set for October 30, 2018. Please contact James Longoria or Ride- 9 Things to Hold On To by Kathy Coffey. From testy babies Margie Vasquez for specific Confirmation Schedule. to tardy teens…the author knows having children in our homes Women’s Bible Study can be wild, and after raising four kids, she knows what works and Each Thursday beginning February 8 at 1 p.m. If you’re interest- what doesn’t. She shares her knowledge and experience, coupling ed in joining please contact Karen Gebhardt at 210-414-7301 or kge- warm, entertaining stories with numerous bright and practical [email protected]. ideas to help you hold on for the ride of your life!

3rd Annual Catholic Women’s Conference: Catholic Charities 5th - 8th Grade Girls Group Generation to Generation July Sessions September 8, 2018 Topics include: Confidence and Empowerment, Healthy Bound- Special guests will include Judy Landrieu Klein, author of Mary’s aries, Development of Relationship Skills, Communication Skills Way: The Power of Entrusting Your Children to God along with Development and Coping with Stress. Session Dates are July 9th, His Own-Music Ministry for the Feminine Heart, inspiring women 11th, 16th, 18th, 23rd, and 25th, 10:30 am to noon. Cost of the se- to come before the Lord as they are, to encounter His unique love ries is $60. Healthy snacks will be provided. Please call the office for them and to be reminded of the eternal measure of their femi- by July 2nd to request the paperwork at 512-651-6150. Meetings nine dignity and worth. For more information or to register please will take place at 1625 Rutherford Lane, Bldg B, Austin. visit: www.austindiocese.org/womens-conference

Basic Teachings of the Catholic Church offered at St. Mary’s

St. Mary Parish in Wimberley June - August Do you want to know more about our Catholic Faith? Come to these very informative summer sessions at St Mary’s in Wimberley! The sessions are highly recommended for people active in parish ministries, and also serve toward Level I certification for catechists. If you attended Basic Teachings at St Ferdinand in 2015-16, this is an ideal opportunity to make up any classes you may have missed so that you can complete the series and receive your certificate. You do not need to pay a second fee. Registration forms are available in the narthex or through the church office or RE Office. Please pre-register so that they can have materials and lunch for you! Classes will be held this summer on Wednesdays 9:30 am to 3:30 pm in the Parish Hall on the following dates:

June 20 The Bible Deacon Greg Suddereth July 11 The Creed Morag Sell July 18 Liturgy & the Sacraments Father Jason Bonifazi August 1 Morality. Life in Christ Morag Sell August 25 Prayer & Spirituality Deacon Greg Sddereth If you can’t make any particular class check the diocesan website for other locations. Faith Formation & Religious Education, Cont’d

FOR ALL YOUTH MINISTRY INQUIRIES CONTACT JAMES AT [email protected] OR (979) 492-4644 High School Religious Education: Summer 2018 at [email protected]

SUMMIT Bible Study: All high school youth are encour- SERVUS DEI 2018: August 9-11 Servus Dei is a service aged to attend the RICH Summer Bible Study, Summit. retreat developed in the Diocese of Austin designed to empower Summit is a lectionary based study that helps teens grow in young people to be agents of positive change in the world around their understanding of Sacred Scripture and the Mass. Sum- them. Middle schoolers learn about social justice through hands- mit will take place each Tuesday from 5 - 6 p.m. at various on service experiences that reflect the seven principles of Catholic locations around town. Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 26 Social Teaching. Visit servusdei.info to register. at the Bean and Biscuit on the square. Bring friends! Middle School VBS @ Good Shepherd -This July all 6th- CAMP BASIC 2018: July 9-13 - 5 day Catholic summer 8th graders are invited to a summer lock-in followed by a week overnight camp that gives middle school students a taste of youth ministry specifically designed for middle schoolers! of Youth Ministry. This will be a week of growth in the faith The fun goes from Sunday, July 15 - Friday July 20. Interested with talks, discussion groups, lots of outdoor fun (includ- parents can get more information and register by contacting ing swimming, BB gun range, and a BLOB!). Open to all Margie Vasquez: [email protected] 6th-8th graders! Cost: $200 for the week (a special dis- counted rate! just for us!) Scholarships are available. Reg- RICH SUMMER SCHEDULE: Visit www.sterdinandblanco. ister now! For more information, contact James Longoria org/richyouth for a complete list of RICH activities this summer.

Prayer for Independence Day

God, source of all freedom, this day is bright with the memory of those who declared that life and liberty are your gift to every human being. Help us to continue a good work begun long ago. Make our vision clear and our will strong: that only in human solidar- ity will we nd liberty, and justice only in the honor that belongs to every life on earth. Turn our hearts toward the family of nations: to understand the ways of others, to offer friendship, and to find safety only in the common good of all.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. R/. Amen.

Prayer & Faith Resources

Mass Preparation July 8, 2018, The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B First Reading: Ezekiel 2:2-5 The Lord sends the prophet Ezekiel to the Israelites.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 123:1-2,3-4 A prayer to God for mercy

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Paul bears insults and weakness for the sake of Christ.

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